GOLDON TOP FISH CASSEROLE.

Ingredients......750gm of white fish fillets (I used Barrumundi fillets), lemon juice, 2 tbs of butter/ marg, 1 onion, chopped, 1 cup of sliced celery, 125gm of sliced mushrooms, 1/2 cup of dry white wine, 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, 3 tsps of cornflour, 1 dsp of dried dill, cracked black pepper to taste, parsley sprigs to serve. Topping.......1 x 300gm tin of whole kernal corn, drained, 1 and 1/4 cups of plain flour, 4 tbs of butter/ marg, 60gm of tasty grated cheese. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. LIghtly grease a medium/ large ovenproof dish. Squeeze the lemon juice over the fish fillets and place them in the greased dish. Cook the onion and celery with the butter/ marg in a small pot until softened, then spoon over the fillets with the mishrooms. Heat the wine and milk, gently together, thicken with cornflour blended to a paste with a little water. Stir through dill and pepper and pour the sauce over the fillets. Spoon the drained corn kernals over the sauce. Toi complete the topping, rub the butter into the flour, stir in the cheese and sprinkle over the corn. bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the fish flakes easily. Garnish with parsley sprigs and serve with steamed grains and or vegetable of your choice. Simple, delicious and filling.

BLUEBERRY PANCAKES WITH CRÈME FRAICHE.

Ingredients......100gm of plain flour, 1 tbs of castor sugar, 2 tbs of Greek yoghurt, 2 eggs separarted, grated rind of 1 lemon, 225ml of milk, butter/ marg for greasing the pan, 1 punnet of fresh bluberries, 6 tbs of maple syrup, 4 tbs of creme fraiche. Mix together the flour and sugar in a medium bowl and make a well in the centre. In a separate bowl mix together the egg yolks, yoghurt, lemon rind and milk. Pour this mixture into the flour well. Mix well thoroughly, using a whisk or wooden spoon, to make a smooth batter. Whisk the egg whites till stiff, gently spoon a third of the egg whites into the flour to loosen the mixture, now fold in the rest. Heat your Melt a knob of butter in a small frypan ( 15cm/ 6"), over a medium heat. Pour in 1/4 of the batter. The pancake batterv should not be more than 1/2"/1 cm thick and sprinkle with some bluberries. When the bubbles begin to break on the surface, flip the pancake over and cook for another minute or two, slide onto a warm serving plate and drizzle with maple syrup and keep warm. Make 3 more pancakes with the remaining batter in the same way. Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche. MMMmmmmm!

CREAMY SALMON AND FETTUCCINE

Ingredients.....250gm of fettuccine, 40gm of butter/ marg, 2 whole spring onions, thinly sliced, 300gm of fresh asparagus, cut into pieces, 420gm can of salmon, drained and flaked, 1 tbs of drained capers, finely chopped (optional), 1/2 tsp of cracked black pepper, 1 cup of cream. Cook the fettuccine according to the packet directions. Meanwhile melt the butter / marg in large pan with a lid over a medium heat. Add the asparagus and spring onions, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir the salmon, capers, pepper and cream into the pan and cook uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain the fettuccine, and add to the salmon mixture in the pan. Toss to coat.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ?

Here are the answers to last months challenge.... 1. Rice papers 2. Rice wine. 3. Risoni 4. Roast. 5. Roe. 6. Rump steak. September..What Do You Know Challenge? 1. A mixture of highly seasoned meats baked in an oblong container, lined with bacon and enclosed with a tight fitting lid? 2.Classic lobster dish. The lobster tail is split lengthways, the lobster flesh is removed , chopped and mixed with mustard cream sauce and browned in a hot oven, in the lobster tail? 3. To add flour, egg yolks to make a roux and give body to a sauce or soup? 4. Deep fried pieces of vegetables, fish, prawns which are coated in a thin batter of egg and iced cold water and flour? 5. A universal beveredge made from the dried leaves of Camellia Sinensis? 6. A traditional glazed terracotta cooking pot with a tall conical lid?

MOCHA MERINGUES

Ingredients.......1 egg white, 1/8 tsp of cream of tartar, 2 tbs of white castor sugar, 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tbs of cocoa, 1/2 tsp of instant coffee powder. These are so simple to prepare and a real treat to share with friends over a cup of coffee or tea. Preheat your oven to 120 deg C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Beat the egg white and cream of tartar at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar, vanilla extract, cocoa and coffee. Drop the mixture in 12 mounds on the prepared tray about 5cm apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes or until firm. Now turn off your oven and leave the meringues cool in the unopened oven for 1 hour. Do NOT open the oven door while the meringues are cooling.

ROASTED RAVIOLI IN A CREAM VEGETABLE SAUCE

Ingredients......1 packet of premade ravioli from the refrigerated section of your supermaket, 1 cup of shredded carrot, 1 zucchini trimmed and sliced, 4 cherry tomatoes halved, handful of baby spinach leaves, 1 x 420gm can of chicken and corn condensed soup, 2 cups of Greek yoghurt, 2 tbs of minced garlic, 1 dsp of fennel seeds. Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Mix together the condesed soup and yoghurt, season with minced garlic and fennel seeds. Place the the vegetables in a large pan with the yoghurt mixture and place over a slow heat, stirring occasionally while gently simmering. Spray the ravioli with cooking oil and place on the lined baking tray and bake in the preheated oven until golden on top. When the sauce has simmered the vegetables tender and the ravioli is golden. Spoon a some of the sauce over the base of the serving dish and then spread over the baked ravioli, finishing with a topping of the remaining sauce. Enjoy!

COFFEE CHOC BIT BISCUITS

Ingredients.......125gm of butter/ marg, 1/2 cup of castor sugar, 1/2 cup of brown sugar firmly packed, 1 tbs of instant coffee, 1 egg lightly beaten, 1 and 3/4cups of self raising flour, 1 cup of choc bits. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Cream the butter/ marg and sugars. Beat in the coffee and then the egg. Stir in the flour and choc chips until mixed. Drop heaped tea-spoonfuls of mixture onto the lined oven tray and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the tray.